Malaysia first in Asean to have crowdfunding laws


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is now the first Asean country to have a legal framework on crowdfunding.

Crowdfunding, a practice to raise money from the public to start up a project or venture - usually through the Internet - was one of the amendments passed in the Capital Markets and Services Bill 2015 at Parliament Wednesday.

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